Feel Your Emotions Now: Insights with Debbie Prediger
Episode Overview
Emotions guide us and should not be avoided. Avoiding bad emotions can prevent feeling good ones. Self-care involves connecting with one's inner self. Busyness can be a distraction from emotional health. External validation is not necessary for self-worth.
Our emotions are there to empower us; they're there to help guide us.
In the latest episode of Becoming Wildly Well, host Brandi Lea welcomes Debbie Prediger, an emotional health specialist, to discuss the intricacies of emotional wellness. Debbie emphasizes the importance of embracing our emotions rather than avoiding them. She likens emotions to a car's gas gauge, indicating that they serve as guidance rather than something to fear or judge.
Debbie shares her journey from being a nurse in the healthcare industry to becoming an advocate for emotional health, highlighting the burnout she experienced while constantly caring for others. The conversation delves into the common tendency to numb emotions through distractions such as shopping, drinking, or binge-watching TV. Debbie explains that avoiding negative emotions limits the ability to experience positive ones.
She encourages listeners to connect with their inner selves, pointing out that true self-care involves going inward and understanding one's emotions. Brandi and Debbie discuss the concept of self-worth, challenging the notion that it is tied to external accomplishments or validation. Debbie shares her personal experience of realizing that her sense of worth was initially connected to her actions rather than her being. This insight led her to focus on being present with herself and her emotions.
Debbie offers practical advice on how individuals can cultivate emotional health through self-love and self-care practices. She encourages placing a hand over one's heart to connect with inner wisdom and suggests that this practice can foster a deeper understanding and acceptance of one's emotions. Listeners interested in learning more about Debbie's work can find her on Facebook at The Healing House and explore her programs and workshops aimed at empowering individuals to embrace their emotional health.
The episode concludes with Debbie expressing her hope to support listeners in their journey toward emotional wellness, whether through essential oils or other therapeutic practices.